2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules
Generalsafetyrules
Usecautionwhenyouoperatethemachineonslopes.
Raisedequipment,fulltanksandotherloadswillchange
thecenterofgravityofthemachine.Themachinecan
tiporrolloverwhennearditchesandembankmentsor
unevensurfaces.
Neverpermitanyoneotherthantheoperatortorideon
themachine.
Neveroperatethemachineundertheinuenceofalcohol
ordrugs,orwhileyouareotherwiseimpaired.
Whendiggingorusingground-engagingattachments,be
awareofburiedcables.Contactlocalutilitiestodetermine
thelocationsofservices.
Payattentiontooverheadpowerlinesandhangingobsta-
cles.Highvoltagelinesmayrequiresignicantclearance
forsafety.
Hydraulicoilordieselfuelleakingunderpressurecan
penetratetheskin,causingseriousinjuryorinfection.
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DONOTuseyourhandtocheckforleaks.Useapiece
ofcardboardorpaper.
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Stoptheengine,removethekey(ifapplicable),and
movethecontrolhandlesaroundtorelievethepressure
beforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
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Makesurethatallcomponentsareingoodcondition.
Tightenallconnectionsbeforeyoustarttheengineor
pressurizethesystem.
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Ifhydraulicuidordieselfuelpenetratestheskin,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
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Continuouslongtermcontactwithhydraulicuidmay
causeskincancer.Avoidlongtermcontactandwash
theskinpromptlywithsoapandwater.
Keepclearofmovingparts.Looseclothing,jewelry,
watches,longhair,andotherlooseorhangingitemscan
becomeentangledinmovingparts.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
DONOTattempttoremovematerialfromanypartofthe
machinewhileitisbeingoperatedorwhilecomponents
areinmotion.
Makesurethatallguardsandshieldsareingoodcon-
ditionandproperlyinstalledbeforeyouoperatethema-
chine.Neveroperatethemachinewithshieldsremoved.
Alwayscloseaccessdoorsorpanelsbeforeyouoperate
themachine.
Dirtyorslipperysteps,ladders,walkways,andplatforms
cancausefalls.Makesurethesesurfacesremainclean
andclearofdebris.
Apersonorpetwithintheoperatingareaofamachinecan
bestruckorcrushedbythemachineoritsequipment.DO
NOTallowanyonetoentertheworkarea.
Raisedequipmentand/orloadscanfallunexpectedlyand
crushpersonsunderneath.Neverallowanyonetoenter
theareaunderneathraisedequipmentduringoperation.
Neveroperatetheengineinenclosedspacesasharmful
exhaustgasesmaybuildup.
Beforeyoustartthemachine,besurethatallcontrolsare
inneutralorparklockposition.
Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’sseat.Donot
connectorshortacrossterminalsonthestartersolenoid.
Attachjumpercablesasdescribedinthemanual.Starting
ingearmaycausedeathorseriousinjury.
Alwayskeepwindows,mirrors,alllighting,and
Slow-MovingVehicle(SMV)emblemcleantoprovidethe
bestpossiblevisibilitywhileyouoperatethemachine.
Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedintheoperator’sseat,
exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyintendedforusefrom
otherlocations.
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